Real Estate Agents and Sellers – Your Five Star Staging Solution for a Successful Sale!

As a professional Home Stager in Orlando, Florida, I see hundreds of homes each year and am very conscious of what is selling and what is not. Through the art of effective home staging, I have learned that the higher perceived value of a home will also increase the sale price and decrease the amount of time a home is on the market.

The following is a list of five-star home staging solutions, giving you an exclusive look at ways to take your home staging “center stage” to sell successfully in a slower market:

Start with curb appeal – Create an unforgettable first impression that will make your buyer want to cross the threshold. Having well-maintained landscaping, an impressive front door, and adequate, up-to-date lighting are no longer considered optional, they are a need for today’s savvy shopper. Many potential sales are made or canceled from the curb!

haunted entrance – Make it big! Once you cross the threshold, you only have 10 seconds to create the initial WOW factor response in your buyer. . . making them want to experience more of what their home has to offer! Create some excitement with the addition of an oversized mirror or dramatic piece of art. And of course, freshly cut seasonal flowers and strategically placed lighting are always a nice way to greet your guests.

Update, rearrange and replace – Update worn attributes. Arrange furniture so that the feel and flow of each room is warm and inviting. Clean or replace worn carpeting, upholstery, and window treatments. Replace outdated lamps and hardware. Sand, restore and polish hardwood floors, pressure wash stone and polish silver. . . remember, company is coming and wants to present your home in ‘showcase’ condition!

Gets better – For example, stainless steel appliances add a commercial aspect of perceived value, along with a sense of brilliance and success in a home. Also, whenever possible, add a glass-fronted wine cooler for even more “selling appeal.”

Simply Sophisticated Five Star Treatment – Give your bathrooms and bedrooms the ‘luxury suite’ attention you only find in the best hotels! Soft colored walls, white towels, sheets, comforters and duvet covers, rushes and scented candles, a tray with a couple of good best-selling books to snuggle up on. . . a spa robe draped casually over the arm of a chair. . . Remember, you are not only selling a house, but also a five-star lifestyle!

Get organized – Clear the deck and eliminate clutter. Cabinets must both looking goodY smells good! Shelf or drawer your shoes and accessories, without leaving anything on the floor. Add cedar blocks for scent and invest in matching wooden hangars to project a successful lifestyle.

be relaxingly entertaining – Add a Soft Jazz soundtrack to play in the background. Install a plasma TV tuned to an eye-catching high-density disc of widescreen scenes playing. You want to present your home as modernized and updated.

Adding smoke and mirrors – Accent and add the illusion of square footage by dramatically and strategically placing mirrors in small areas, utilizing special effects lighting techniques, and incorporating and including the increasingly popular outdoor retreat areas into your overall design theme.

Home Staging is a dynamic and fast way to provide your guests with the “MAJOR WOW” factors necessary to create a greater perception of brilliance, success and value. . . thus setting the stage to bring your home to its best potential, increase the selling price, Y reduce the time your home is on the market!